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“T-Wharf Boston 1885”
38 ” x 27 ” including frame
18” x 30” oil on stretched canvas
Price on Request
By 1885, T-Wharf, formerly located between Long Wharf and Commercial Wharf, had become the bustling center of Boston’s fishing industry. Thirty fish dealers located in wooden stores along the wharf were supplied by hundreds of fishing schooners arriving from the rich fishing banks of the North Atlantic. Men pushing carts of fish, horse wagons loaded with ice and salt, fisherman, tug boat captains, fish buyers and sellers worked on the waterfront laden with the smell of fish, salt, tar, and coal smoke. After a rainfall, the sails of schooners were often hoisted up the masts to dry in the sun if there was no wind. This helped to prevent mildew on the sails, which could weaken the canvas. After 1914, when the Boston Fish Pier in South Boston displaced T-Wharf as the center of commercial fishing for the city, the pier went into a gradual decline, which ended with its removal in the 1980’s.
"Halibut Wharf, Gloucester 1898"
Oil on Canvas 18" x 30"
38 1/2" x 27 1/2" including frame
Price on Request
The halibut fish processing plant at Harbor Cove, Gloucester, MA was a landmark from 1883, when it was built, until 1953 when it was destroyed by fire. The cupola on the roof allowed observers to spot schooners arriving from the fishing grounds and alert ground crews. When the wind was light small tugboats could assist the fishing schooners getting in or out of the harbor by providing a "tow." This was often accomplished with the tugboat tied to the side of the schooner as seen in this pictureToday the wharf is the location of a well-known Gloucester seafood restaurant. The tugs, fishing schooners and most of the old wharf buildings are now a fading memory. This image is one of a pair of paintings that can be effectively displayed when hung just to the left of T-Wharf, Boston, 1885.
Also available as a Limited Edition Giclée Print on stretched canvas
18" x 30" $650 unframed
Exclusive custom framing available
"Arethusa Leaving Gloucester Harbor"
Oil on Canvas 17" x 30"
43 1/2" x 28" including frame
Price on Request
Arethusa was an acclaimed Gloucester knockabout schooner designed by Thomas McManus and built by Tarr and James in 1907 in Essex, Massachusetts. At the conclusion of a successful fishing career under Captain Clint Morrisy, Billy McCoy purchased the ship at auction, renamed it the Tomika and converted it to a rum runner. He mounted a concealed machine gun on the top deck, converted the fish pens below to carry the new cargo, and distributed imported Irish whiskey between Florida and Canada. The integrity of his product, coined the phrase, "The real McCoy." In this painting Arethusa is shown leaving Gloucester Harbor before she lost her innocence under the command of Billy McCoy.
Also available as a Limited Edition Giclée Print on stretched canvas
16" x 27" $650 unframed
12" x 20" $275 unframed and $375 with our standard silver leaf frame
Exclusive custom framing available
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Laurene K. Brown
Ed Sitt
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